we're out of time. thank you for joining me. don't forget, you can follow me on twitter, so long as you can spell smerconish. i'll see you next week. good evening, everyone. you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow. thank you for joining me. for the first time we are hearing the conversations between police and dispatch around the shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. this is august 9th, not long after darren wilson shot and killed michael brown. a st. louis newspaper has released the sound of the police dispatcher sending wilson to that neighborhood, telling him there is a report of a shoplifting. >> 25, it's going to be a black male in a white t-shirt. he's running toward quick trip. he took a whole box of swisher cigars. >> black male, white t-shirt. >> that's affirmative.

she said he just walked out of the store. >> the recording also captures police reacting to the shooting and them calling for backup. let's go straight to sara sidner, live in ferguson. i know, today, sara, you talked to the mayor of ferguson. i wonder what he's saying about the town now, how they're preparing for whatever the grand jury announcement comes down and whichever way it goes. >> reporter: you know, it's interesting. they're doing a lot of things. and we have seen the mayor in and around town, as i've been here for a couple months now. there are businesses that are boarding up. there are people who are preparing by getting extra food items and water in their house, just worried that if the streets get shut down, or something like that, they will be prepared. it is quite cold right now. they're also having community meetings, and they were meeting today, trying to figure out how to move forward. so some forward movement. some positive movement in this town. but really, they're stalled. and the mayor has said that time and again, that the town is basically on hold, waiting for

the decision by the grand jury on whether or not it's going to indict officer darren wilson. we talked to him about what would happen if there is no indictment. and if the department would rehire him immediately. here is his answer to that question. >> this is a criminal investigation that talks about things that rise to the level of criminali criminality. it doesn't mean there may not be something still of concern to address and an internal personnel investigation. >> so breaking of policy rules. >> sure. and so, again, like i said, it's just -- i think it's premature to talk about what the status would be until all of that stuff has been addressed. >> and the police chief himself said pretty much the same thing. that there are other things that have to be looked at in order for them to start even thinking about that. but nobody is thinking about that right now with the department. they are all preparing for what might happen when the grand jury announcement of its decision comes down. poppy? >> and sara, you have a better sense of this than us, because

you have been on the ground for months. a lot of people are talking about, will there be violence, how will the protesters act, how will the police act either way. but what are you getting? what is the sense you're getting? are people learning from past experiences of some of the protests, becoming violent on both sides earlier this fall? >> reporter: absolutely. we have watched for 90-plus days every single day there are protests outside of the police department that go sometimes into town. and what we're seeing is a big difference between how the police are dealing with the protesters. you're not seeing any sort of tear gas or anything like that. you're seeing the police sort of step back, watch what's happening. you're also seeing the protesters listening to police when they say move out of the road or we're going to arrest you. so there's a lot of back and forth. and mostly, poppy, it has been peaceful. there have been times -- what people are worried about -- they're not worried about dozens and dozens of peaceful protesters. they are worried about the few who will use this as an excuse

to be violent. and that is who this town is worried about. >> excellent reporting for months throughout this. thank you so much. meantime, this headline just into cnn. four workers were killed today after a chemical leak at a dupont plant in laport, texas. a fifth worker exposed, as well. that worker is expected to be all right. the chemical is used in making farm insectsides. they were trying to fix the leak. the smell left a distinct owdor in the air, but did not pose a risk. >> so as it left the site and was in the air, it dissipated to an amount where it wasn't hazardous. and, again, there was air monitoring done. and the local emergency response agencies made that decision that there was no health hazard to the community as the odor left the site. >> and at this point, police are not releasing the names of those workers who died. but again, four dead and one injured in all of this. meantime, the latest ebola patient from the united states

is being treated at a hospital in nebraska tonight. the plane carrying dr. martin salia just landed today in omaha. the surgeon became ill in sierra leone. cnn's medical analyst dr. cena jasmine told us earlier why he was not being treated closer to his home in maryland. >> the reason he's being treated in nebraska is because those doctors and health care workers in maryland at the nih center, they're still under their 21-day watch period, because they so recently cared for a nurse with ebola who was from dallas. and so that's why the patient is being taken to nebraska. >> and on twitter this week, a caption contest and renewed rape allegations have put comedian bill cosby in the headlines. the well-known comedian has been asked to answer sexual assault allegations, some from a decade ago. alexandra field has more now on how it's raising eyebrows. >> bill cosby was set to appear

on david letterman later this week, and it has been cancelled. and the appearance on the queen latifah show also cancelled. he did do an interview with mpr's scott simon a couple days ago. the focus mostly about cosby's art collection. but when simon asked cosby about the resurfacing of these old sexual assault allegations, the comedian had literally no words. >> for years, allegations of rape have plagued bill cosby. a chance to address them, he said nothing. and a lot is being said about that. from twitter, cosby was on npr with camille to not talk about those rape allegations. and bill cosby's refusal to answer revealed more than any words could. still painful to watch a corner bully cowher. those tweets in response to this interview with npr's scott simon. >> this question gives me no

pleasure, mr. cosby. but there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you're shaking your head no. i'm in the news business. i have to ask the question. do you have any response to those charges? shaking your head no. there are people who love you who might like to hear from you about this. i want to give you the chance. all right. >> simon promoted the interview on twitter, saying he asked about rape charges. listen and decide if he says yes or no. after the interview, simon tweeted, i hated to have to ask about charges in front of mrs. cosby. one listener responds, leave bill cosby alone. another says, i know there might be legal ramifications if he speaks out, but being silent sure makes you look guilty. the internet lit up with attacks on cosby early they are week after the comedian invited followers to meme him or caption

classic pictures. here's some of the responses. my two favorite things, jell-o pudding and rape. look at this wacky shirt i'm wearing. also, i'm a serial rapist. cosby has never been charged with a crime. his lawyers have repeatedly denied allegations made years ago when several women came forward claiming they had been sexually assaulted by cosby. among them, barbara bowman. >> after going to my agent and going to the lawyer and getting smacked down both times, i just said, let me just get on with my life, move on with my life, and let it go. >> reporter: bowman believes cosby's silence says it all. a simple shake of his head is implication of a man whose heart is heavily burdened with shame. barbara bowman says she took her claims to an attorney back in 1989 but she was laughed out of his office. the statute of limitations on the alleged crime has long since expired, but bowman decided to

speak up in 2005 when another alleged victim filed a lawsuit against cosby. poppy? >> alexandra field with this story for us. thank you so much. coming up on cnn's "new day" tomorrow morning, the npr host who entire viewed cosby and asked him to respond to those sexual assault allegations will be on the program 8:00 a.m. eastern here on cnn. still ahead, an american woman failed in a foreign country for something she says she had no involvement in. cnn got exclusive access to talk to her and her lawyer. see what you think, next. (receptionist) gunderman group. gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics.

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depressed. >> reporter: cnn was granted exclusive access to the oregon veterinarian, but no interview allowed. she is meeting with her lawyer, and to her left, nobel peace prize winner horta, who offered to help. addison's world travel adventure interrupted, she says, when police surrounded a taxi she was sharing with a stranger. addison's lawyer says the indonesian man had stopped to pick up a package that turned out to have drugs. adding addison was a victim of circumstance. >> my instinct is that she is completely innocent. stopped accidentally. wrong place, wrong time, in indonesian. >> reporter: the package reportedly contained methamphetamines, allegedly hidden inside shower equipment. >> she sounds like she's getting

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than a giant rolling gas tank. over the past year, cnn was given extraordinary access to an investigation in progress, watching the crime go down, and witnessing the bust of one of the big rings in georgia. here is drew griffin. >> reporter: poppy, this is one of those stories that's going to have you thinking twice and even looking around. the next time you pump gas. >> we're going to pull up. >> reporter: what you are looking at is gas being stolen. police say it's paid for with stolen credit cards, and pumped into a gas tank like you've never seen before. >> that's the van. there is a stain on the side of the van. he's been seen before. >> they use six or seven different credit cards in one day. >> reporter: for the past year-and-a-half, georgia police department burt ross has been tracking a ring of gas thieves. it's a scheme called pump & dump. across the country, thieves turn stolen credit card numbers into cash by stealing, then reselling

hundreds of gallons of gas at a time at a discount to truckers and unscrupulous gas station owners. and the key centers around these specially equipped rigs. >> from the outside, this looks like a stereotypical excursion you would see every day on the road. but this thing has been completely retrofitted with siphoning systems and a secreted fuel bladder in the back of the truck here. >> reporter: secret service agent steve scarens has been tracking the scam nationally. he says hidden compartmentses can hold up to 300 gallons of fuel. it's transferred, then sent right back into the system. >> it looks like, yeah, a very legitimate delivery. this is what delivers normal gas, not stolen. so you wouldn't think twice about this particular truck being in a lot offloading fuel. >> so you've got two ends of the deal, one guy stealing the gas,

the other guy knowingly buying gas. >> correct. >> and that's the skim and they're making millions. >> millions and millions of dollars, with six trucks, say, with 600-gallon tank. they fill it twice a day, six days a week. gross profit is gross to probably $10 million. >> reporter: the ring being watched by police detective burt ross is working their scheme just outside atlanta here in a suburban gas station. we watch as the suspect with the white van uses one stolen credit card after another to pay for diesel fuel. >> well, this is definitely one of our primary guys. >> reporter: during his 17 minutes at the pump, the suspect uses two stolen credit cards, four separate transactions, totalling $349, to pay for 95 gallons of diesel fuel. thieves either steal credit card information or buy stolen credit card numbers online. then make the cards themselves with machines like these, also easily bought online.

back at police headquarters, ross watches the suspected ring leader use stolen credit cards at a gas station as a hidden camera watches. >> this is our primary suspect driving his vehicle into the gas station. and pumping diesel into the vehicle, which we suspect has a bladder in the back. he has no idea and he doesn't seem to care too much about the fact that that's what he's doing. to the rest of the world, he's just another person pumping gas in his car. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows the suspect coming back day after day, and week after week. detective ross follows other suspended members of this same ring. >> he's moving? okay. which way is he going? >> he's offering looking around, a little suspicious, but sees nothing to worry about. continues on. >> reporter: the suspicious trucks keep active. >> i'm going to turn back around. i want to take some pictures of that vehicle. we don't want to make him too

suspicious. there's one of the suspects right there, he's outside. there is a van, a white van back there. >> reporter: it's sophisticated, organized crime, and according to the secret service, everyone involved knows this is illegal. >> and there's no doubt that the quote, unquote, bad gas station owners know they're getting stolen gas. >> absolutely. >> reporter: crooked gas stations buy the the fuel for roughly a dollar a gallon. truckers in on the scheme in georgia get a deep discount. >> they're getting the card itself or getting embossed, stolen credit cards to buy diesel fuel, transporting that fuel all around the state, sometimes outside of the state. and they're meeting with truckers, semi truck drivers, and they're selling the fuel for about half the price. >> on monday, october 27th, at 5:00 a.m., operation members will execute a search and warrant -- >> reporter: 18 months after detective ross was tipped off to this ring working in his area, the criminals are about to get an early wake-up call. >> this investigation is about 18 months.

>> reporter: 75 law enforcement officers fan out before sunrise. and hit seven locations, including the ring leader's home. jorge garcia ramirez is identified as the boss. inside his house, police say his evidence of stolen credit cards and a full time operation. he's the suspect caught on camera at the gas station. >> at this time, we suspect that there is some evidence at this location that they may be manufacturing the clone cards. >> reporter: ramirez has not yet entered a plea to fraud and identity theft. and the suspect we saw pumping gas into that white van, police are looking for him. also confiscated, what detective ross says are the vehicles used to pump and dump the gas. customized hidden containers. this l-shaped box can hold up to 113 gallons. >> any idea how much money is involved here? >> a lot. but they operate five, six days

a week. every week. all year long. committing these crimes. and it's up until now where they finally have to pay for what they have done. >> reporter: but busting this one ring took 18 months. there is no telling how many still operate across the country, stealing credit card numbers to pump and dump gas. poppy, ramirez and the others could get nearly 18 years on identity theft and fraud charges. detective ross says he's even going to try to add racketeering and organized crime charges, which could bring even more substantial charges for each of these counts. the fact of the matter is, so much money is being made, even these heavy penalties aren't enough to stop these criminals. back to you, poppy. >> wow. had no idea that was happening. drew, thank you. fascinating report. we'll be back. just a quick break.

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